All of the following were results of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 except
a. many people were drawn into the antislavery movement.
b. Northerners who aided slaves in escaping faced heavy fines and jail sentences.
c. federal commissioners handling the cases of runaways received twice as much in a bonus if the slave was returned.
d. Northerners protested the capture of individual runaway slaves.
e. the Underground Railroad scaled back its efforts.
e
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A) It forced the French to abandon the Continental System. B) It severely hurt the American economy and had little influence on foreign countries. C) It damaged Franco-American relations and led to the War of 1812. D) It made the British abandon the Rule of 1756. E) None of these choices
After 1960, U.S. policy in the Caribbean was dominated by concerns over a communist government in:
A) Argentina. B) Panama. C) Mexico. D) Cuba.
One of Napoleon's first domestic policies was to establish peace with __________.
A. the peasants B. the Catholic Church C. the upper class D. the soldiers E. the Buddhists
Which country's civil war led to the establishment of the Truman Doctrine?
a. Yugoslavia b. Greece c. Italy d. Czechoslovakia e. Poland